scifi

First Contact by J.D. Strunk When the blast door slid open, it was all I could do to keep from gasping. I don’t know what I’d been expecting, exactly, but it was not this:...

Wish Upon a Cloud by Neille Williams Presently, data management supervisor for Nova Enterprises, Demeter Brewster, had over two thousand client portfolios under his control. It was a relatively new position and he was...

Dough Boys by M.D. Smith IV After years of traveling in space, the colonist’s ship landed on Chronos-32, named such because it was number thirty-two of the many planets circling the giant sun in...

Assignation by J. J. Hillard To Miriam, the helm of Venia II felt claustrophobic by the end of her work shift. This ship she piloted had no viewports. All its interior surfaces were paneled...

To Take What is Best by Paul Cesarini Drunin Gaarth walked hurriedly down the corridor, his scaly tail swaying back and forth with each excited step. As he moved, motion-sensing lights lit each section...

El Kozzy Vs The Machine by Niko Ino “Hey what’s up man? Long time no see,” said the rather short man standing behind a crowd of women and men of varying heights and shapes...

The Cartography of Infinite Spaces by Joe Luther “Ethan,” she whispered, her chubby fingers lightly drumming on my forearm. Her voice, little more than a breath in the vast, vaulted place, was just enough...

The Fifth Sense by Neil Weiner The Mekan I shuddered as its thrusters cycled for descent, vibrations shaking the crew. Dr. Amira Gupta leaned closer to her console, her dark eyes narrowing behind thin-framed...

The Spot by Nick Porisch The house is more ragged in my memory. The house that I know has chipped plastic siding, stained concrete sidewalks, and a different front door. This one doesn’t have...